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The Australian Minister for Defence announced on 20 January 2006 that the Air Warfare Destroyers will be named {{HMAS|Hobart|DDG 39}}, {{HMAS|Brisbane|DDG 41}}, and {{HMAS|Sydney|DDG 42}}.<ref>Department of Defence, ''Next generation of naval ships to reflect a rich history of service''</ref><ref>Andrew, ''AWD, Hobart, MFU or DDGH – What's in a name?''</ref> The Navy League of Australia suggested several possible names for a possible fourth destroyer; one was to name the ship ''Melbourne''; another involved taking the ''Adelaide'' name from the second [[Canberra-class landing helicopter dock|''Canberra''-class landing helicopter dock ship]], and renaming the larger vessel ''Australia''.<ref name=ThornbillCase>Thornhill, ''The Case for the Fourth Air Warfare Destroyer'' pp. 9-10</ref><ref>''Time to bring back the Pride'', in ''The Navy'', p. 2</ref>
In April 2022, Navantia Australia made an unsolicited bid to build an additional three Hobart-class air warfare destroyers for the Royal Australian Navy due to possible delays to the [[Hunter Class Frigate]] program.<ref>{{cite news |author=Nigel Pittaway |title=Navantia air warfare destroyer bid 'surprise' |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-reports/navantia-air-warfare-destroyer-bid-surprise/news-story/60779612b40b42b99c8e662c5103638b |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=The Australian |date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
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